Gendry professes his love to Arya and proposes but Arya declines, not wanting the life of a lady. Gendry is later captured by soldiers led by Ser Gregor Clegane, but is spared from death since a blacksmith is useful as a slave laborer.

On the eve of the attack, Gendry gives her the weapon and relates his Baratheon heritage to her. So I was told to get in shape.Dempsie has received positive reviews for his performance as Gendry in the television series.

After Lannister man at arms, Polliver, kills the injured Lommy, they are taken to Harrenhal, where Gendry works as a smith.

Margaery Tyrell first married Renly, then Joffrey, and then Tommen.Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen, although recognized by Robert, are secretly the illegitimate children of Jaime Lannister.

Reunited with Arya, she bids him create a dual-bladed, dragonglass staff. Ser Gregor Clegane oversees order here, and arbitrarily has many of the prisoners tortured and killed. After Ned's arrest and eventual execution, arrangements are made for Yoren of the Night's Watch to take Gendry to the Wall with him.

Although he reasons that the Lannisters will not think to look for him in the city, he grates at having to manufacture weapons for their army.

Yoren is killed in the fight, and Gendry along with Arya, Lommy and Hot Pie escape through a secret tunnel. Gendry returns to work as a blacksmith in King's Landing, hiding in plain sight from the Lannister soldiers and Goldcloaks. He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Eddard "Ned" Stark tells the smith to send Gendry to him if he ever shows interest in wielding a sword. While wandering around the Riverlands looking for the direction of Riverrun, Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie are captured by the Brotherhood without Banners, led by a resurrected When I was cast as Gendry, I didn't have any of the physical attributes the part required. He is fourteen years old when introduced in the first book, and is portrayed as tall and very muscled, having blue eyes and thick black hair, very similar to his biological father Robert in youth. But David and Dan said, "We need to dye his hair black ... and it'd be great you hit the gym before we start filming." Gendry was conceived and born in King's Landing after Robert's Rebellion ended and is one of sixteen (twenty in the television series) bastard children of King Despite being one of the only four surviving biological children of King Robert (along with In his investigation about the death of Jon Arryn, Eddard Stark meets several people who had met with Arryn shortly before his death.

He wants Gendry's assistance in the coming war against the Gendry joins Daenerys' army as they camp at Winterfell in anticipation of the White Walkers' attack.

They demand that Yoren hand Gendry over to them because King Joffrey has ordered that all of his father Robert's bastards be killed.

After the Goldcloaks get help from Ser Amory Lorch and his men, they ambush the travelling party.

Before they can sacrifice Gendry, Davos Seaworth helps him escape to King's Landing in a rowboat.

Whilst on a reconnaissance run with Arya, Gendry confronts her about her true gender and identity.

Gendry's life is saved by Arya, who convinces the Goldcloaks that Lommy, who was killed during the attack, was Gendry. Melisandre later reveals to Gendry that the late King Robert was his father, and that she is bringing him to meet his uncle Stannis at Dragonstone. Yoren turns the Goldcloaks away.

Gendry and the rest of the recruits are escorted to Harrenhal, the ruined castle-turned-prison. Gendry travels North with Yoren and other Night's Watch recruits, including Arya Stark (disguised as an orphan boy named 'Arry), Lommy Greenhands, Hot Pie and Jaqen H'ghar.

Gendry is tasked with smithing weapons from dragonglass, capable of killing the wights. Gendry shows promise as a smith and makes a helmet in the shape of a bull's head; Eddard compliments the helmet, offering to purchase it. But in truth, Melisandre and Stannis plan to use Gendry's blood in a magic ritual to create a death curse on the usurpers to his throne, King Joffrey, the King in the North Robb Stark, and King of the Iron Islands Balon Greyjoy. One of them is Gendry, who was sought by both Jon Arryn and After Eddard Stark's political fall and eventual execution, Varys makes arrangements for the Later, near an abandoned holdfast by the God's Eye, the recruits are attacked by soldiers led by Ser Amory Lorch. Gendry is nearly tortured and killed but is saved by the arrival of Lord Tywin Lannister, who chides Clegane's men for their reckless treatment of the prisoners. He also looks like a younger version of Renly Baratheon, though with a squarer jaw, bushier brows and tangled hair, but resembles his uncle enough t… In the chaos, Yoren is killed. Gendry was conceived and born in King's Landing after Robert's Rebellion ended and is one of sixteen (twenty in the television series) bastard children of King Robert Baratheon,. Gendry is greeted by Davos, who has briefly returned to the capital to find him. Gendry refuses, to the shame of the master smith. When Arya decides to escape from Harrenhal, however, she persuades Gendry and Hot Pie to join her.